My thoughts on data engineering, technology trends, and industry insights. Plus links to interesting content around the web and some of my projects!
After years of building data pipelines across different organizations—from Fortune 100 companies to scrappy startups—I’ve learned that the technical implementation is often the easy part. The re... Read more →
SQL optimization is often treated as a dark art, but it doesn’t have to be. After optimizing queries across different database systems and scales, I’ve found that most performance issues stem fr... Read more →
When writing SQL, it is important to stay consistant to help anyone reading your queries (including future you) quickly understand the logic in your code and pick out errors or opportun... Read more →
One of my favorite bits of Internet lore is the connection between the design of the rocket boosters on the space shuttle and the size of Roman war chariots. Here is the rough retelling:
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